Formula 1: Vettel Wins European Grand Prix

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel led from the start to win the European Grand Prix at Valencia and keep the strong McLarens down to the other 2 podium places. It was a dramatic race which saw his teammate Mark Webber do an amazing back flip and crash out. Hence, the Formula 1 season is again wide open regarding the race to the world championships.

Webber crashed into Lotus' Heikki Kovalainen just before turn 17, somersaulting backwards 180 degrees, with wheels up, and crashed into the tire walls at a high speed. Though he came out unhurt, he was quite frustrated about the accident. With this result, Hamilton and Button remain in position 1 and 2, while Vettel jumps to 3rd place in the world championships.

Race Classification

1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 25 pts
2. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 18 pts
3. Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 15 pts
4. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 12 pts
5. Robert Kubica (Renault) 10 pts
6. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 8 pts
7. Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) 6 pts
8. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 4 pts
9. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 2 pts
10. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 1 pt

Driver Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	127
2	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	121
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	115
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	103
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	98
6	Robert Kubica	Renault	83
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	75
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	34
10	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	31
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	19
12	Vitantonio Luizzi	Force India-Mercedes	12
13	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	7
14	Sabastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	7
15	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	6
16	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	3
17	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1

Constructor Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	248
2	Red Bull-Renault	218
3	Ferrari	165
4	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	109
5	Renault	89
6	Force India-Mercedes	43
7	Williams-Cosworth	20
8	STR-Ferrari	10
9	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	7
10	Lotus-Cosworth	0
11	HRT-Cosworth	0
12	Virgin-Cosworth	0

Though we are just at the half way mark of this year's Formula 1 season, and Red Bull and McLaren seem to be running away with the constructor's title, Ferrari will be hoping to turn things around pretty soon and get back into the race.

See you in a couple of weeks time for next Grand Prix in Great Britain.